DESCRIPTION: Create a teddy bear using colour, brushes and standard selections.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Save often or drag your work in stages to your Easy Palette so you have copies as you go and won't lose your work.

1. Bucket fill your new 450 x 600 pixel document with a warm orange e.g. #FFB300. The larger document is easier to work in when creating these selections.

2. Select your Bristle Brush, Shape Round, Color #FAD9A7, Size 40, no transparency, Soft Edge 10 and Tablet set to None for tablet users. Gently paint over the top of your orange in different directions in a swirly motion with this type of stroke:

3. Click on the Standard Selection Tool set to "+", Ellipse and start at the top of the document with ted's head. The selections will join as you drag your mouse / pen. Undo and redo as needed til you get the shapes you're happy with.

4. Make his round body and then his "feet" and "hands" as round circles outside his body:

5. Join his body to his feet with two ellipses and do the same for the hands:

6. Ctrl R to crop. Select your Magic Wand Tool with the following settings and click the white area of the image:

7. On the menu bar, Selection / Invert selection. Selection / Soften / Soften edge by 10. Click OK. Selection / Convert to Object.

8. Bucket Fill a new canvas with #986211 and drag your teddy onto it. He will have a soft outline but that's ok since he's soft and cuddly anyway.

9. With ted selected, grab the Bristle Brush again (it should still be at the same settings) and with gentle strokes, create the shading (colour #986211) and lighting (colour #FAE9CF). Bring out the shape of his face. Mine's got a pot-belly :).

10. With your Paintbrush set to a smallish size, paint in the eyes, heart nose and mouth. Add any other "embellishments" you wish, maybe a scarf, name tag, whatever. Add a soft shadow, transparency of 75.

Thank you for trying out my tutorial :). I trust you've enjoyed it.

Hillie © 2005